Beaches

Beaches in Fuerteventura

The best beaches in Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura has some of the finest beaches in the Canary Islands, and this guide covers 8 of them — from popular resort sands with sunbeds, lifeguards and everything on tap to remote, wind-blown coves that reward the effort of getting there. Tap any beach below for the full guide: what to expect, how to get there, parking and swimming, and the best time to go. For the wider picture, see our guide to Fuerteventura and the Canary Islands beaches overview.

The wide pale sands of the Grandes Playas beside the Corralejo dunes, Fuerteventura

Grandes Playas de Corralejo

Kilometres of white sand and turquoise sea beside the Corralejo dunes — Fuerteventura's showpiece beach.

Playa de Sotavento

A vast white beach with a shimmering lagoon at low tide — and one of the world's great windsurfing spots.

Playa de Cofete

A remote, jaw-dropping 12 km of wild sand below the mountains — one of Europe's last great empty beaches (and dangerous to swim).

Turquoise lagoons and pale sand at the beaches of El Cotillo on northern Fuerteventura

El Cotillo Beaches

Sheltered turquoise lagoons for the kids and wild surf beaches for everyone else, beside a mellow fishing village.

The broad golden expanse of Playa del Matorral at Morro Jable on the Jandía peninsula, Fuerteventura

Playa del Matorral (Jandía)

Morro Jable's enormous white-sand beach — kilometres of sand, a nature reserve behind it and a landmark lighthouse.

Playa de Ajuy

A striking black-sand beach and fishing village on the west coast — and the gateway to Fuerteventura's ancient sea caves.

Playa de la Pared

A wild west-coast surf beach of gold-and-black sand, loved for its waves and spectacular sunsets (mind the currents).

Playa de Butihondo

A quieter stretch of the vast Jandía sands near Costa Calma — endless white sand and turquoise water, well away from the crowds.